Signed Bookish Keepsakes: Notebook Use, Storage and Gift Planning

Treat a signed notebook as a personal reading keepsake

A notebook signed by an author can be used for reading notes, kept as a collectible or given to another reader. The Podium drawing awards three separate custom notebooks signed by Devney Perry, each with a handwritten secret message. It does not provide a writing course, a collection of all the author’s books or a cash payment.

Decide whether you want to write in a notebook or preserve the inscription before purchasing display accessories. The rules assign $114 to each award and $342 across all three. Those values describe the prizes; they do not establish a resale price or a guarantee that the autograph will increase in value. The organizer supplies U.S. prize shipping.

Use the no-purchase response form rather than the preorder form

The sponsor page contains two separate forms. One asks for preorder information, while the free form asks for an email address and two or three sentences describing what draws you to The Secrets of Clarence Manor. Buying the book is not required for the latter route and does not improve the stated drawing odds.

Write your own genuine response and review it before submitting. This guide does not invent a personal opinion or submit words on your behalf. The form visibly includes consent to Podium’s Romance Newsletter. The rules also request the entrant’s name, although the currently visible free form does not show a separate name field. Follow the current form and ask Podium about that discrepancy if needed; do not substitute a purchase.

Keep the one-entry limit and claim documents clear

Only one entry per person is allowed across the promotion. Submitting through both methods is not a way to double the permitted limit. Keep a record of which route you used and the date, then monitor the same email account for a possible notice.

Winners are selected around November 16 and notified within one week. The rules give ten days from notification to accept and return requested eligibility documents. They may request proof of age or residence and tax paperwork through the verified private claim process. The closing time is November 9 at 11:59 PM Pacific, or November 10 at 2:59 AM Eastern. Reading the article or receiving website rewards does not submit that form.

Keep a short planning record with three headings: already available, confirmed included and still unknown. Put only verified items in the included column. This avoids turning a promotional photograph into a shopping specification or treating a possible award as money already available. Save the current source link beside the record so a later update can be checked against the same campaign rather than a similarly named promotion.

Review that record before paying for an accessory, booking an outing or promising a gift. An unanswered question is a reason to ask the actual supplier, not to assume the most generous interpretation. If an award is confirmed, read the notice again and compare its contents with the plan. Keep any personal claim documents in the organizer’s verified private process and retain your own copy of the relevant confirmation.

Use the correct entry route and keep the prize conditions together

Three winners each receive a custom Devney Perry-signed notebook with a handwritten secret message. Free entry requires a genuine two- or three-sentence response and includes Podium marketing/newsletter consent. No preorder required. Rules ask for name and email; the current visible free form has email and response fields without a separate name field.

Open the official sponsor page and scroll to Free Entry (No Purchase Necessary), below the separate preorder form. Or use the final direct free-form button. Enter your own email and write two or three sentences about what draws you to The Secrets of Clarence Manor. Read the newsletter consent. Do not submit proof of purchase for this free route. Submit only once across methods. The rules request name and email, while the currently visible free form has no separate name field; follow the live form and contact Podium if that mismatch affects you. Finish by November 9 at 11:59 PM PT. Drawing around November 16; email notice within one week. Accept and return any requested eligibility/release and tax documents within ten days of notification.

50 U.S. states/DC, age 18+. November 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific (November 10 at 2:59 AM Eastern). Random selection around November 16, 2026. Email notification within one week; ten days to accept and return requested documents. Sponsor pays U.S. prize shipping.

Save the campaign name, closing date and entry method together so an old confirmation is not confused with another promotion from the same brand. A result in one campaign does not establish eligibility in a different drawing. Read the current claim notice rather than relying on a screenshot of someone else’s result.

Participation is a separate choice from the practical planning in this guide. Keep any confirmation the sponsor provides and use your own accurate contact information. Do not make a purchase, reservation or equipment commitment in anticipation of an unverified prize. The first Freebie Mom ENTER HERE button moves within this article; it does not send an entry to the organizer. Freebie Mom Entry Tickets are website rewards and do not count as sponsor entries. Use the final official button and personally complete the required sponsor steps. Check the current official rules before participating, especially when a date, eligibility condition or claim requirement affects you.